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ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2021 SPORTS 14 Rays outlast Blue Jays for 11th win in row Padres rally in 9th vs Brewers stalls, 9-game win streak ends Kuwait top DUNEDIN, Florida, May five of their past six to close within one game of the NL East-leading New 25, (AP): Francisco Mejía York Mets. hit a tiebreaking, two-run Miami rookie Trevor Rogers Mauritania single during a seven-run allowed three hits and two runs, one earned, in five innings, which CAIRO, May 25, (KUNA): Kuwait’s burst in the 11th inning increased his ERA to 1.75. Adam national soccer team have defeated and the Tampa Bay Rays Cimber (1-1) pitched a scoreless sixth, their Mauritanian rivals 8-1 at the won their 11th straight and Dylan Floro retired the only batter 2021 Arab Futsal Cup championship he faced for his first career save. currently organized by Egypt and will game, outlasting the To- Zach Eflin (2-4) allowed four runs, run until May 30. ronto Blue Jays 14-8. three earned, in six innings. Despite the victory, the Kuwaiti Tampa Bay moved within one Rockies 3, Mets 2 team couldn’t cruise into the next win of the team record for con- In New York, Austin Gomber round. secutive victories. In 2004, playing pitched two-hit ball through eight as the Devil Rays, they won 12 in innings, Ryan McMahon and Elias FUTSAL a row under manager Lou Piniella. Díaz hit second-inning home runs off After both teams scored twice in the David Peterson (1-4) and Colorado beat 10th to make it 7-all, the Rays broke the banged-up New York Mets for just The match was held as part of the loose. its third win in 20 road games this year. last round of Group A, which also fea- Mejía’s hit came off Joel Payamps Garrett Hampson boosted the lead to tures Egypt and Bahrain. (0-2) with the bases loaded. Randy 3-0 with an RBI triple in the fourth that The Egyptian team have beaten Arozarena doubled home a run, Austin sent rookie Johneshwy Fargas crashing Bahrain 1-0, topping the fi rst place. Meadows had an RBI grounder, into the outfield wall in an unsuccessful The two teams have qualifi ed for the Manuel Margot knocked in two with a attempt to make the catch. Fargas, the semi-fi nals with seven points and six triple and Mike Brosseau added an Mets’ fourth-string center fielder after points respectively. RBI single against Tim Mayza. injuries to Brandon Nimmo, Kevin Joey Wendle hit a grand slam as Pillar and Albert Almora Jr., sprained Tampa Bay took a 5-0 lead in the first. the AC joint in his left shoulder. MLB Results/Standings The Rays wound up with a four-game NL East-leading New York already sweep and took over sole possession had a major league-high 16 players on of first place in the AL East. the injured list and said right-hander WASHINGTON, May 25, (AP): Re- Milwaukee Brewers’ Josh Hader pitches during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Jordan Yamamoto was set to be added sults and standings from the MLB on May 24, in Milwaukee. (AP) on Tuesday. games on Monday. BASEBALL Tampa Bay 14 Toronto (11 innings) 8 Gomber (3-4) gave up Jonathan Cleveland 6 Detroit 5 Villar’s single leading off the fourth Minnesota 8 Baltimore 3 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two of Torrence, Hight and Hartford win at NHRA’s SpringNationals and James McCann’s two-out homer Chic. White Sox 5 St Louis 1 in the seventh. Pitching into the ninth Seattle 4 Oakland 2 Toronto’s five home runs. The Blue Colorado 3 NY Mets 2 Jays lost their sixth in a row. BAYTOWN, Texas, May 25, (AP): ings. It was his third win in the fi rst Hight laid down a solid 3.916 in his inning for the first time, he allowed Miami 9 Philadelphia 6 Tampa Bay scored twice in the Texas-based Steve Torrence beat fi ve races of the season and fi rst in Camaro. The win was Hight’s fi rst pinch-hitter Brandon Drury’s first Milwaukee 5 San Diego 3 Doug Kalitta in the Top Fuel fi nal Texas. since the 2019 fall Charlotte event Mets home run leading off and Patrick American League 10th, but Marcus Semien tied it with a East Division two-run homer off Jeffrey Springs at the rain-delayed Mopar Express Robert Hight, who raced just and 52nd overall. Mazeika’s single. W L Pct GB (4-1). Lane NHRA SpringNationals at twice in 2020 and was sidelined in In Pro Stock, Matt Hartford won in Carlos Estévez got three straight Tampa Bay 30 19 .612 _ Guerrero’s second shot was a two- Houston Raceway Park. February due to the COVID-19 pan- Houston for the second time in his outs for his second save. Boston 29 19 .604 -1/2 run drive in the eighth off Ryan Torrence needed just a 4.00 to career, besting Deric Kramer in the Twins 8, Orioles 3 New York 28 19 .596 1 earn career win No. 43 after Kalit- fi nal round for his fourth career vic- Toronto 23 23 .500 5-1/2 Thompson to tie it at 5. DRAG RACING In Minneapolis, Mitch Garver hit a Baltimore 17 30 .362 12 Lourdes Gurriel Jr and Teoscar ta’s Mobil 1/TRD dragster smoked tory. Hartford went 7.660 at 145.11 two-run double and short-handed Central Division the tires early. Torrence has lost in his Camaro to win for the fi rst Minnesota used a six-run eighth inning W L Pct GB Hernández also homered for the Blue just two rounds this season and has demic, defeated Ron Capps in the time in 2021. Chicago 27 19 .587 _ Jays, who played their final game at to beat Baltimore. Cleveland 25 20 .556 1-1/2 14 round wins to extend his lead in Funny Car fi nal. Capps also smoked Rain washed out most of the fi nal DJ Stewart hit a two-run homer for TD Ballpark. Toronto dropped seven the Camping World Top Fuel stand- the tires on the NAPA Dodge while eliminations Sunday. Kansas City 22 23 .489 4-1/2 of 10 on the final homestand and fin- a 3-2 Orioles lead as the first batter Detroit 18 29 .383 9-1/2 Minnesota 18 29 .383 9-1/2 ished 10-11 at its spring training facil- following a 45-minute rain delay in the West Division ity. Wong’s two-out, two-run single later Indians 6, Tigers 5 liner to right field with the bases load- eighth inning. But the Twins rallied W L Pct GB The Blue Jays will now relocate to in the inning finished Blake Snell In Detroit, Jordan Luplow made a ed, preserving Cleveland’s victory with six straight two-out hits in the Oakland 28 21 .571 _ diving catch on Eric Haase’s sinking bottom half. Houston 26 21 .553 1 Buffalo, New York, as COVID-19 (1-1), who allowed a season-high five over Detroit. Seattle 22 26 .458 5-1/2 restrictions in Canada prevent them earned runs. Luplow, who entered as a defensive Jorge Alcala (1-1), who returned to Texas 22 27 .449 6 from playing in Toronto. White Sox 5, Cardinals 1 replacement an inning earlier, made the the mound after the delay, allowed two Los Angeles 20 27 .426 7 Brewers 5, Padres 3 runs and two hits in an inning for the National League In Chicago, White Sox manager clutch grab for the final out to help East Division In Milwaukee, Brewers closer Josh Tony La Russa wound up a winner in closer Emmanuel Clase escape with his Twins. W L Pct GB Hader stopped San Diego’s rally in the his first game against the team that eighth save in nine chances. Trevor Larnach and Kyle Garlick New York 21 20 .512 _ ninth inning, and the Padres’ nine- ensured his Hall of Fame induction as Spencer Turnbull allowed three runs homered for Minnesota, which had Atlanta 23 24 .489 1 four starters active but not available to Miami 23 24 .489 1 game winning streak ended with a loss Chicago beat St. Louis behind Lance in six innings for the Tigers in his first Philadelphia 23 25 .479 1-1/2 to Milwaukee. Lynn’s arm and Andrew Vaughn’s bat. game since pitching a no-hitter at start the game due to injury. Washington 20 23 .465 2 Fresh off sweeping a nine-game The victory ended a three-game skid Seattle last week. The teams opened the three-game Central Division homestand, the Padres trailed 5-0 for the AL Central leaders, who were Cleveland scored three unearned series with matching 17-29 records, W L Pct GB St Louis 26 21 .553 _ going into the ninth. swept at Yankee Stadium after winning runs in the seventh to take a 6-3 lead. the worst in the majors. Baltimore has Chicago 24 22 .522 1-1/2 Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer 10 of 13. The NL Central-leading Willi Castro hit a two-run homer in the lost seven in a row and 14 of 16. Milwaukee 24 23 .511 2 off Angel Perdomo. Hader relieved Cardinals dropped their second bottom half.